Modelling the competition of an HNO versus an MVNO in the mobile telecommunications industry

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-295

  Cricelli, Livio ^a   Grimaldi, Michele ^a   Levialdi, Nathan Ghiron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition model; HNOs; Hosting network operators; Interconnection; Mobile telecommunications industry; Mobile virtual network operators; MVNOs

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

COMPETITION MODEL; HNOS; INTERCONNECTION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY; MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR; MVNOS; NETWORK OPERATOR;

COMPETITION;

EID: 70350046722     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2009.028919     Document Type: Article

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